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Devil in the Details – Horror and Cape Fear
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An investigation into how horror cinema informed and is reflected in Cape Fear. Beginning with theoretical models, this reviews the film using Brigid Cherry’s definition of horror as a set of sub-genres, plus Robin Wood’s “incoherent text” tool, and Andrew Tudor’s demarcation of 20
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century cinematic horror into “Secure Horror” and “Paranoid Horror.” Analysis of how the film was informed by, or has elements of, contemporary horror cinema, including the Devil movie, rural horror, slasher cinema, and yuppie horror. The representation of Robert De Niro’s antagonist as a diabolical figure, based on biblical depictions of Satan as grand corruptor, together with strong suggestions of supernatural abilities. Analysis of how John D. MacDonald’s source novel, The Executioners, and the original 1962 film are used as points of comparison and contrast within Scorsese’s film.
Title: Devil in the Details – Horror and Cape Fear
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An investigation into how horror cinema informed and is reflected in Cape Fear.
Beginning with theoretical models, this reviews the film using Brigid Cherry’s definition of horror as a set of sub-genres, plus Robin Wood’s “incoherent text” tool, and Andrew Tudor’s demarcation of 20
th
century cinematic horror into “Secure Horror” and “Paranoid Horror.
” Analysis of how the film was informed by, or has elements of, contemporary horror cinema, including the Devil movie, rural horror, slasher cinema, and yuppie horror.
The representation of Robert De Niro’s antagonist as a diabolical figure, based on biblical depictions of Satan as grand corruptor, together with strong suggestions of supernatural abilities.
Analysis of how John D.
MacDonald’s source novel, The Executioners, and the original 1962 film are used as points of comparison and contrast within Scorsese’s film.
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